30 Day Shred start date 7/10/2011

I shredded 2 times yesterday!! Level 2 in the am, and then Level 1 before supper. I could feel it this morning for sure!!

I had my husband do Level 2 with me the other night, and it was so cute. He used to be very, very athletic and is still in shape as he has a pretty demanding job and plays recreational sports. He got a sweat on for sure and not even 5 minutes into Level 2 he said between breaths, "I can definitely see how this is effective" lol

I am starting to really feel a difference in my body - I can't wait to be back in my old clothes!!

No shred for me... have been totally exhausted most of today. I started level 2 at lunch time yesterday and then went to an hour long intro/open house aerial aerobics class (aka pole dancing!!) last night. It was SUPER FUN. My friend and I have signed up to start the 6 week level one class and have decided to do twice a week rather than once a week, we start the first week of August and can't wait! Anyway then this morning I got up and spent about an hour and half outside getting my weed beds turned back into flower beds lol, also edged the entire yard... came inside drenched in sweat (yay for 92 feels like 102!). You know it's bad when you bend over and beads of sweat drop onto the inside of your sunglasses lol. Not looking forward to mowing it on Sunday....

I am currently on Level 2 and day 13! Monday -Wednesday, I completed Level 2 twice for these three days, hoping to get a pound down or inches, but unfortunately no change at all. Pretty disappointed, though I believe I am eating all my calories. Tomorrow, more will power and monitoring my calories. Stay strong everyone and stay motivated. Keep up the great work. Thank you for all your support!

Best, Rosie

Last day of level 1 for me today... Thank goodness cuz I was getting bored! :yawn:

L2D4 (30DS day 14) Done!

I was doing well this time until the last cardio circuit-barely made it through with just a couple breathers.

Finished Day 15 Level 2 tonight. Took some measurements and it seems I'm only down an inch off the waist and 1.5" off my thighs. Everything else is the same. And I'm down 3.4 pounds. I guess I should be happy but I'm a little disappointed.

Guess I need to concentrate on my eating. We have been going out a lot the past week :-/

Day 14, level 2 is complete..its tough work! Still having a hard time on those V-raises..can just about do everything else with those weights, except those..I've been using 5lbs the whole time. During my first complete round, I was using 3lbs and using 5lbs at the time was much harder..now during my second round, the only time i struggle with 5lbs is V-raises. I'm good on the cardio, although the plank poses are a real pain :laugh:

Anyone else having BAD ankle pain? I feel like I have sprained my left ankle and it's even sore to the touch. I think I'm going to try to do my shred today anyways.....I don't want to take any rest days incase I can't get back into the routine of doing it every day!!!

D13L2 completed... I did FF at 4x through level 3 just to see what it looks like, I have a feeling I'm going to like that level more than level 2.
I've also been horrible with my sodium lately.. really need to work on that...

Level 2 is kicking my butt!!!! Just completed L2D13 and wow this workout is hard. Cant wait to be done with this level now!

So sorry to hear that hgellings! I know L2 is kicking my butt hardcore too. Be careful and only do what feels comfortable for you. I know it is frustrating not being able to do what you had planned on, but try to keep your head up. Do what you can and don't overdo it. You don't want to not be able to enjoy your vacation because of your back!

Thanks! I was so excited to start level 2 and here I am injured. After hurting my back before and being down for a good month at least, I'm so mad:mad: ,frustrated:explode: , and sad:sad: to be back in the same position. I also know how much pain I was in and do not want it to get to that severity again so I will be smart and take a few days off until I'm at least 90% again.

16 Days down and I think I'm going to have to switch to doing this every other day, if I can do that at all. During my 3 mile run yesterday I started to feel some pain in my foot/calf but ran through it. By evening I was limping around. Even after ice and stretches it is still pretty sore today. Running is more important to me than 30 DS especially seeing as my first race is only 21 days away. So I'm thinking I am going to slow down on some of these workouts and switch to some lower impact ones like swimming and biking.

I completed Day 15 L2 today. Halfway done! I had two days off because I was out of town. Glad I was back at it today because it would have been easy to skip today and then not get back to it today. It was hard after the break, but I know tomorrow will be better.

Day 15 Level 2 done! I'm pumped that I can finally do all of the plank poses Natalie style without taking any breaks. I switched to 1.5 weights for the v-raises because my arms would fall off otherwise. But WOAH those planks kill my shoulders. Halfway done today!!!

16 days down! 14 days left! 4 days or so until level 3..oooh, scary!! :laugh: